Kyabram

Kyabram
Victoria
Allan Street, the main street of Kyabram
Kyabram is located in Shire of Campaspe
Kyabram
Kyabram
Coordinates36°19′0″S 145°03′0″E / 36.31667°S 145.05000°E / -36.31667; 145.05000
Population7,543 (2021 Census)[1]
Established1876
Postcode(s)3620
Elevation104.5 m (343 ft)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal division(s)Nicholls
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
21.8 °C
71 °F
8.7 °C
48 °F
451.7 mm
17.8 in
Localities around Kyabram:
Kyvalley Wyuna Undera
Timmering Kyabram Lancaster
Girgarre Kyabram South Merrigum

Kyabram (/kˈæbrəm/) is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Melbourne. The name of the town is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word Kiambram meaning "thick forest".[3]

It is the second-largest town in the Shire of Campaspe, situated between the towns of Echuca and Shepparton and is close to the Murray River, Goulburn River, Campaspe River and Waranga Basin. As of the 2021 census the town had a population of 7,416 people and provides services to a district population of around 16,000.[1] Surrounding smaller towns include Merrigum, Lancaster, Undera, Cooma, Wyuna, Kyvalley, Girgarre, Stanhope and Tongala.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kyabram (Suburb and Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Kyabram Climate Statistics (1964-2024)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Proud past". Campaspe Shire Council. Retrieved 4 October 2024.